Gordon Johnston was born in Port Arthur, now Thunder Bay, in 1947. He studied at Trinity College in Toronto and then at Harvard before starting a teaching career at Trent University in Peterborough that lasted forty years until he retired in 2011. He organized the university's…

A.J.B. Johnston writes both fiction and history. John (or Jay) is originally from Truro, NS, and completed an MA in History at Dalhousie University, then a PhD at the Université Laval. He worked for Parks Canada for many years, with his time at the Fortress of Louisbourg being…

E.K. Johnston had several jobs and one vocation before she became a published writer. If she’s learned anything, it’s that things turn out weird sometimes, and there’s not a lot you can do about it. Well, that and how to muscle through awkward fanfic because it’s about a pairing…

Gord and his wife, Teena, live in Toronto with their two cats, Crumpet and Muffin. The non-fiction, Defending the Inland Shores: Newfoundland in the War of 1812 (2016) was his first published work. He followed that up with 3 crime fiction novels, Saving Tiberius (2020…

Zak Jones is the author of Fancy Gap (Hamish Hamilton, 2026). A dual Canadian-American citizen, he grew up between rural North Carolina and Toronto. His short story, “So Much More to Say,” won the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s 2023 Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, and…

Born in Kincaid, Saskatchewan, now living in Victoria, BC, Leanne Marie Jones works as a private investigator in her firm "Secrets' Investigations." She is the mother of three grown children, and was previously a primary-school teacher, governess in Japan, librarian in Germany,…

Alana Jones has been a writer since the age of twelve after her mother encouraged her to write as a medium of expression. Born in Trinidad, she is fascinated by both the Written Word and the Oral Traditions inspired by her childhood memories and cultural heritage. A mother of…

Detailed and productive researcher and writer specializing in social justice, public policy, history and culture, music and culture-related travel.  Published in September 2021, an award winning travel guide to the roots of the blues, co-authored with TWUC member Josephine…

Kevin heronJones is currently serving as the City of Brampton's first ever Writer in Residence. He is a storyteller. Through prose or through poetry; novel or short story. He writes and he narrates in the tradition of the ancient African griots who used stories and poetry to…

Samantha F. Jones (she/her) is a poet, editor, and earth scientist based in Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary, Alberta). She is Black Canadian and white settler, with roots in Nova Scotia, Québec, and Ontario. Her debut poetry collection, Attic Rain (NeWest Press, 2024), won the 2025…

Since 2006, New York Times bestseller Donna Jones Alward has enchanted readers with stories of happy endings and homecomings that have won several awards and been translated into over a dozen languages. She’s worked as an administrative assistant, teaching…

Tamara Jong (she/her) is a Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) born writer and cartoonist of Chinese andEuropean ancestry. Her work has appeared in Anomaly, Room, Body & Soul: Stories for Skepticsand Seekers, The Fiddlehead and The Humber Lit Review. She is a graduate of The Writer’…

David Jongeward’s writing over the past thirty years is a mix of academic, fiction and non-fiction. Born and raised in Bozeman, Montana, he has a MA in Anthropology from San Francisco State University, followed by PhD research at the University of British Columbia, and several…

Shane Joseph is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers. He began writing as a teenager living in Sri Lanka and has never stopped. He is the author of three novels and a collection of short stories. His work has appeared in several literary journals and magazines…

Eve Joseph grew up on unceded Squamish territory (North Vancouver) and now lives in Victoria on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen people. Her latest book of poetry, Quarrels, was released in May 2018 by Anvil Press and won the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2019. Her book about…

M. C. Joudrey is an award winning Canadian writer, artist and designer. His second novel Of Violence and Cliché was released September 2013, followed by his collection of short stories Charleswood Road: Stories in August 2014, which was nominated for a 2015 John Hirsch…

Mere Joyce is a Canadian author of books for youth and adult audiences. Her writing includes contemporary tales, high-action mysteries, and her personal favorite–horror. When she’s not writing, Mere can be found teaching library studies, or spending time at home with her family…

Kathy Kacer is a children’s author whose focus is historical fiction and true stories about the Holocaust. She is dedicated to writing about the Holocaust in a way that is sensitive to the age and stage of development of a young reader. Although she has been writing for many…

Elaine Kachala is the award-winning author of Superpower? The Wearable-Tech Revolution. It is an NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book for K-12 (2023), a Finalist for the Middle Grades AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books (2024), and for the Red Cedar Book…

Michelle Kadarusman is originally from Australia and Indonesia and often shares her cultural background in her work. She is twice-nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award and her books have been translated into Spanish, German, Japanese and Turkish. Her middle-grade…

Dr. Joanna Kafarowski FI'21 FRCGS FRGS has a passion for  writing about the lives of forgotten polar women. Her next book, "Women Exploring Greenland" will be published in the spring of 2027 by Princeton University Press. She is the author of "Antarctic Pioneer The…

Joseph Kakwinokansum is a writer, creator, and storyteller. A member of the James Smith Cree Nation, Joseph grew up in the Peace Region of northern BC.  Joseph is a graduate of Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio and The Writer’s Studio Graduate…

Judith Kalman was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1954, and grew up in Montreal. Her B.A. is from Concordia University and her M.A. is from the University of Windsor where she studied creative writing with Joyce Carol Oates and Alistair Macleod. She has lived in Windsor, London,…